VIT Chennai was established in the year 1984 and accredited by NAAC with grade A++. The university is approved by AICTE and has an NIRF ranking of 10 in the university category in the year 2024. VIT Chennai offers various courses like BTech, BSc, MCA, MTech, MBA etc. Along with these courses, VIT Chennai has some PhD courses. The entrance exams offered by the university are VITEEE, VITMEE and VITREE. However, VIT Chennai Admission also accepts national entrance exams like CAT, MAT, NMAT, XAT etc. Candidates pursuing PhD courses have to pay an additional fees of INR 10K during thesis submission. For the final admission candidates have to appear for a personal interview round.
VIT Chennai has a placements cell namely Carrer Developments Center. The university offers 100% placements opportunities. They arrange workshops, industrial collaboration etc which help the students to identify their goals. The soft skill training helps to develop the personality of a candidate. VIT Chennai offers various scholarships to meritorious students based on the performance and courses they are qualifying for. The various facilities available in the university campus are smart classrooms, Academics blocks, an Auditorium, Swimming pool etc.
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VIT Chennai Highlights
- VIT Chennai offers UG and PG courses along with the PhD programs.
| Category | Courses Offered | Entrance Exam |
| UG Program | BTech, BSc, BCom BBA, BALLB, BBALLB | VITEEE, CLAT, LSAT |
| PG Program | MCA, MTech, MBA, MSc | VITMEE, CAT, MAT, NMAT |
- For BTech program, VITEEE is accepted.
- Admission in the BSc, BCom, MSc is Merit based.
- For BBALLB and BALLB courses national exams such as CLAT and LSAT are accepted.
- VITREE followed with personal interview round is taken admission in PhD courses.
VIT Chennai Courses and Fees
VIT Chennai offers various undergraduate and postgraduate programs in BTech, BSc, BBA, BCom, MCA, MTech, MBA. VIT Chennai also provides law programs such as BBALLB, BALLB and LLM. There are various specializations programs depending on the courses. The Integrated programs offered by the VIT Chennai are MSc and MTech on specializations like Physics, Chemistry, Data science and software engineering.
Along with the various programs VIT Chennai also offers PhD programs for 3 to 5 years.
VIT Chennai offers various UG programs. Given below are Duration, Fees, Eligibility criteria and Selection Criteria.
| UG Courses |
| BTech, BSc, BBA, BCom, BALLB, BBALLB |
The duration of BTech, BSc, BBA, BCom is 4 years. However, BALLB and BBA LLB have a duration of 5 years. 1st year Fees for BTech: INR 1.76 lakhs to INR 1.98 lakhs BSc: INR 77k to 1.72 lakhs BBA: INR 2.75 lakhs BCom: INR 1.42 lakhs BALLB and BBALLB: INR 1.92 lakhs Eligibility for BTech, BBA and BCom is 60% marks, and BSc is 70% marks in in 10+2 grades. However, the eligibility criteria BALLB and BBALLB is 45% in 12th grade. Selection Criteria for BTech is VITEEE and for BALLB and BBALLB CLAT and LSAT is accepted Scholarship: VIT Chennai provides scholarships to the students up to 25% to 100% of the tuition fee according to the rank score in VITEEE under VITEEE- GDVSP program. |
VIT Chennai offers various PG programs. Given below are Duration, Fees, Eligibility criteria and Selection Criteria.
| PG Courses |
| MCA, MTech, MSc, MBA |
Duration of MCA, MTech, MSc, MBA is 2 Years. 1st year Fees for the MCA, MTech, MSc and MBA are INR 1.40 Lakh, INR 3.02 Lakhs, INR 60K to 80K and INR 3.51 Lakhs respectively. Eligibility for the MCA, MTech, MSc and MBA are 60% marks in the graduation level. Selection criteria for MCA and MTech is VITMEE and MBA is CAT, MAT, XAT etc. |
VIT Chennai offers various PhD programs. Given below are Duration, Fees, Eligibility criteria and Selection Criteria.
| PhD Courses |
Duration: of PhD course is 3 to 5 Years. 1st year Fees for the PhD course is INR 43k to INR 73K. However, there is an extra fee of INR 10K during Thesis Submission. Selection criteria depend on the VITREE score by the students. |
VIT Chennai Admission Process 2025
VIT Chennai Admission 2025 is based on the online/offline mode. The entrance exams offered by the VIT Chennai for the admission is VITEEE, VITMEE and VITREE. Other national entrance exams accepted for the VIT Chennai admission 2025 are CAT, NMAT, XAT, ATMA, CLAT, LSAT etc. The final selection process depends on the merit score in the entrance exams and performance in the Interview round.
VITEEE Examination 2025
VITEEE exam is an entrance exam for BTech courses at VIT Chennai. The exam is a Computer Based Test. The question pattern is objective based and divided into 5 sections. VITEEE has a duration of 2 hours 30 minutes. You will be awarded 1 mark for each right question and there is no negative marking for any wrong answer. The application fee for VITEEE is INR 1350.
VITMEE Examination 2025
VITMEE is an entrance exam for MTech and MCA. The exam is a Computer Based objective test. The syllabus of the VITMEE exam depends on the program and its specializations you are appearing in. One needs to pay an advance fee of INR 1 lakh after releasing the cut off marks to book a seat for the courses. The application fee for the VITMEE application is INR 1200.
VITREE Examination 2025
VITREE exam is an entrance exam for PhD. The exam has a duration of 2 hours. The question paper is divided into 2 or 3 Sections depending on the category of PhD you are taking admission. VITMEE Paper comprises of 100 questions in total. The medium of VITREE is English and the question paper pattern is MCQ based. The section-wise details are provided below.
| VITREE Exam 2025 | Total Questions | Parts | Number of Questions |
| VITREE for PhD | 100 | Technical Part | 50 |
| English Communication | 15 | ||
| Statistical and Probability | 15 | ||
| VITREE for Direct PhD | 100 | Technical Part | 80 |
| English Communication | 20 |
VIT Chennai Cut off 2024 (Expected)
Given below is the course-wise expected cut-off of VITEEE for the year 2024.
| Courses | Expected Cut off VITEEE |
| Civil Engineering | 28000 |
| Computer Science and Engineering | 32000 |
| Electronical and Communication Engineering | 38000 |
| Electrical and Electronic Engineering | 39000 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 39300 |
| Fashion Technology | 54000 |
| Electronics and Computer Science Engineering | 40000 |
VIT Chennai Ranking 2025
Given below are the rankings provided by the various ranking agencies in the years 2025 and 2024 on various categories.
| Agencies | Categories | Ranking |
| QS World (2025) | University | 791-800 |
| NIRF (2024) | University | 10 |
| Overall | 19 | |
| Research | 13 | |
| Engineering | 11 | |
| Shanghai (ARWU) | Overall | 501- 600 |
VIT Chennai Placements 2024
VIT Chennai has a placements cell known as the Carrer Development Center (CDC). CDC encourages students to develop the necessary skills beyond the things in classrooms. The university provides its students with access to a wide range of career development resources. VIT Chennai offers training sessions and workshops to their students which help them to identify their strengths, interests and goals. Most of the top recruiting companies are Microsoft, Morgan Stanley, Amazon, Cisco etc. Below are the scholarship details of VIT Chennai in the year 2024.
| Particulars | Batch Placements 2024 |
| Total Number of Companies | 867 |
| Super Dream Offers | 3362 |
| Dream Offers | 3411 |
| Regular Offers | 2032 |
| Marquee Offers | 579 |
| Overall Offers | 8811 |
| Highest CTC | INR 88 LPA |
| Average CTC | INR 9.9 LPA |
VIT Chennai Scholarships
Below are the Scholarships details offered by the VIT Chennai University.
| SCHOLARSHIPS/ AWARDS | ELIGIBILITY
| AMOUNT |
| VITEEE Scholarship given under "GV School Development Programme" (GVSDP) | Meritorious rank scored in the VIT Engineering Entrance Exam (VITEEE) in the first year of the programme and the continuance of the same for consecutive years of the programme, based on the criteria mentioned in the award letter issued on admission. | INR 3,89,64,500
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| Smt. Rajeswari Viswanathan Memorial Scholarship (Financial Assistance to deserving students) | Meritorious students from an economically weak background who satisfy criteria specified In the application. | INR 4,93,23,000
|
Merit Awards
| The top 10 students of each branch of a programmed from the 1st to final year, with a record of above 75% attendance, no history of arrears and not having violated the code of conduct of the Institute | INR 76,13,000
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| Cent percent Attendance Awards* | Maintained a record of 100% attendance in each semester | INR 3,80,000
|
Merit Awards for NRI / Foreign Students
| Students with no standing arrears who have completed the registered courses on the first attempt with a CGPA of above eight and have not violated the code of discipline would be selected as a whole from each branch of engineering. | INR 37,000
INR 26,000
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| Best outgoing NRI / Foreign students | A single student with the most outstanding score / CGPA and achievements in extracurricular activities would be selected from all the branches of Engineering. | INR 20,000
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| Sports Scholarship | Students with record performance in various sports and games would be selected for the award of the sports scholarships. | INR 9,00,000
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VITEEE-GVSDP SCHOLARSHIP
Given below are the scholarship details offered by VIT Chennai under the VITEEE-GVSDP. The scholarship availability depends on the performance of the students.
| PERFORMANCE | SCHOLARSHIP
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| VITEEE rank holders of 1 to 10 | 100% Tuition fee waiver for all four years.
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| VITEEE rank holders of 11 to 50 | 75% Tuition fee waiver for all four years.
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| VITEEE rank holders of 51 to 100 | 50% Tuition fee waiver for all four years.
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| VITEEE rank holders of 101 to 500 | 25% Tuition fee waiver for all four years.
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VIT Chennai Facilities
The available facilities at the VIT Chennai Campus are given below
- Conference Facilities
- Smart classrooms
- Guest house
- Computing Centers
- Academic Blocks
- Hostels and Dining
- Transport
- Sports and Gymnasia
- Swimming Pool
- Green Campus
- Health Services
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